Article for babies



y 7, 1940- P. e. BAKERS El AL ,199,869

ARTICLE FOR BABIES Filed June 5, 1959 atented May 7, 1940 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Application June 3, 1939, Serial No. 277,331

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an article for babies, and it is an object ofthe invention to provide a device of this kind which can be employed toadvantage as a bottle holder yet which can also be used as a babyharness or as a restraining device.

The invention consists in the details of construction andin thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved articlefor babies whereby certain important advantages are attained and thearticle rendered simpler, less expensive'and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of our invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we willnow'proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, wherein- Figure lis an elevational view of an article forbabies constructed in accordance with an. embodiment of our invention;

Figure 2 .is an enlarged fragmentary view of the central portion of thedevice as illustrated in Figure 1 with an associated bottle indicated bybroken lines;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the 'line'3- -3 ofFigure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially on the line4-4 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, R denotes a bag-likereceptacle formed of suitable fabric and which has one end open. Thisreceptacle R, as herein disclosed, comprises overlying sheets I ofmaterial having their side and bottom marginal portions sewed orotherwise connected. One of the walls or sheets I has stitched orotherwise secured thereto, as at 2, at a point adjacent to the open endof the receptacle R an elastic loop 3. This loop 3 is entirely confinedwithin the receptacle R and the attachment 2 in the present embodimentof the invention embodies a row of stitching extending across thelapping extremities of an elastic band of desired width. Aside from theattachment 2 the loop 3 is entirely free of either of the overlyingsheets or walls I.

Secured to the upper and lower portions of the receptacle R at each sidethereof are the inner end portions of the fabric strips 5. These strips5 are of desired length and the outer end portions thereof are securedby the'stitching 6 to each other and to the inner end portion of theelongated holding band or tape 1. These strips 5 provide a substantiallyV-shaped loop at each side of the receptacle R with the apex thereofoutwardly disposed.

The loop 3 is adapted to have inserted therethru the lower end portionof a nursing bottle B and when so applied the walls l of the receptacleR serve to maintain warm the contents of the bottle. The bands or strips1 are secured to the opposite sides of the crib or carriage whereuponthe bottle will invert the receptacle B so that the nipple of the bottlewill be disposed downwardly and in a position to be readily reached bythe infant.

If preferred, the bands or strips 1 can be pinned to the bed clothingwith the receptacle R and bottle therein resting upon the chest portionof the infant. This manner of use is particularly desirable when theinfant is extremely young.

When the article is being used as a bib or walking harness or as arestraining device, the bands or strips 1 are crossed and connected by asingle tie knot. The loose ends can then be pinned or otherwise securedto the side of a bed or carriage so that the article will not come offof the infant. This tying of the members 7 is at the back of the baby sothat if the child rolls or tries to get up in a high chair the tie knotwill tighten.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that anarticle for babies constructed in accordance with our invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that our invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason we do not wish to be understood as limitingourselves to the precise arrangement and formation vof the several partsherein shown in carrying out our invention in practice except ashereinafter claimed.

elastic loops within the receptacle and securedto j a wall thereof, anend of the receptacle being open and said bottle encircling loops beingadja-s i cent to said open end.

PAUL G BAKERL JOHN H. WATTS.

